Another new varanid species....

[Gregg M]

Female Varanus mertensi... The male will be here in 3 weeks...

 

[KelliH]

She's beautiful.

 

[Sunrise Reptile]

Great lookin', chunky little gal. Congrats, Gregg! :main_thumbsup:

 

[Halley]

Looks good Gregg!

 

[whkrazyk]

GREGG=Lord of the varanids lol, awsome man, keep em' coming

 

[NINJAOFTERROR]

nice greg. i wish had my own place so i could keep a beautiful animal such as that one

 

[LeapinLizards]

She IS beautiful :smitten: and very healthy looking!

 

[DoubleZ]

Beautiful.

 

[Haroldo]

Looks good man. Enclosure shot?

 

[paulnj]

Just a lizard, what's the big deal

 

[eyelids]

Nice! Those are one of my favorite Varanids...

 

[whkrazyk]

hey gregg, how different are the caging and husbandry requirements for the diff. types of varanids?

 

[spykerherps]

NICE Man. You still getting some ETM's?

 

[Gregg M]

Just a lizard, what's the big deal

:main_laugh:I dont know Paul:main_laugh:... Maybe its a big deal because it is one of the rarest of varanids in captivity in the US??? There are only a couple of zoos and private keepers with this species... What makes this one so special is that it is the only female that I know of... The male will be here in a few weeks... Nicey nice...

hey gregg, how different are the caging and husbandry requirements for the diff. types of varanids?

Depending on the species it could be night and day... Some varanids are aquatic, some need to be kept in arid conditions... Some are terrestrial and others are more arboreal... Obviously the size of your caging will depend on the adult size of the species... Some species can be kept in groups in a 4 foot by two foot cage and others you may need cages that are 6 to 8 feet long to house a single animal... But for the most part, they all need to be kept very warm and they all can eat you out of house and home... LOL

 

[paulnj]

Gregg, I was born at night, but it wasn't last night :main_laugh:

Just pulling your leg buddy .

 

[Gregg M]

Paul, I know you were pulling my leg... You do it daily... LOL...

 

[eric]

Very cool Gregg!